Bibliograph

Enlighten me, Minh Lê ; illustrated by Chan Chau

Type

Label

Enlighten me, Minh Lê ; illustrated by Chan Chau

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12, Little, Brown and Company

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Enlighten me

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

1236900943

Responsibility statement

Minh Lê ; illustrated by Chan Chau

Summary

Binh and his family take a trip to a silent meditation retreat, where he learns a lot about himself and how to manage his feelings through Buddhist teachingsWhen︡ Bnh fights back against a bully who makes fun of his Vietnamese heritage, he expects to be cheered as the hero. He defeated the bad guy, right? Instead, it gets him a stern warning from his vice principal and worried parents. Now he's stuck on a family trip to a silent meditation retreat. That means no talking--and no video games!--for a whole weekend. Could things possibly get any worse? However, when a nun gathers all the kids to tell them the Jataka tales--the stories of the Buddha's many past lives--︡Bnh takes a fantastical dive into his imagination and starts to see himself in these stories. Will he retreat further into himself, or will he emerge from the weekend open to change? With any luck, these next few days will prove more enlightening than he thought

Target audience

juvenile

Classification